Cosplay For Beginners: Part 1

Be it, days, weeks, months and even years. But you don’t know the first thing about cosplaying. I am here to help you out. I am not new to cosplaying but I still get the jitters everytime I do so I know how you must be feeling. I was so nervous the first time I cosplayed. It took me the entire day and multiple compliments to have a little faith in myself.

There are 7 key points to a good cosplay.

Planning

Comfort

Fun

Hair

Makeup

Costume

Props

Those 7 points are the pivotal point to any cosplay for myself but then again I can be quite a perfectionist when it comes to myself cosplaying.

Everything to the stitch I use and the colour lipstick I use is carefully picked out…now.

For my first cosplay I was in such a rush because I decided on that cosplay about 1 week before hand. I know right. First of all 1 week is rarely enough time to get anything delivered so I went into town and found contacts a wig and some fabric to add to the base of my cosplay (white long sleeved top and leggings). I implore you, if you can, to use things you have at home that you do not mind altering. In the end my cosplay came out surprisingly well but I wish I had planned with lots of time to spare.

But now that I follow the rules I outlined for myself I am finding my cosplay experiences more and more enjoyable.

Planning

Decide on your cosplay and make sure you have all aspects to it in your possession at least 2 weeks before the convention/photoshoot. Do a detailed breakdown of all the things needed for your cosplay.

Everything from socks to underwear. You don’t want to wear black stretchy leggings and white pantsu underneath. It can be quite noticeable. Unless your inspiration has noticable underwear then go for it. Planning doesn’t only come into effect before the event but also during the event.

Will your costume be warm enough for you to wear all day without heating you up too much? Can you really walk around in 6inch heels all day and night without wanting to take them off on the walk home? Are you okay being on the bus in your cosplay, if not are you willing to carry a bag around with you all day when you change into your cosplay at the venue?

Comfort

Something I always ask myself about before making a final decision on a cosplay is “Will I be comfortable in this cosplay for most of the day?”. If the answer is yes then that cosplay gets the go ahead but there are other question you can ask yourself to make sure you are comfortable in whole aspects.

“Will I be at risk of exposing myself?” “Can I move unrestricted?” “Would I be 100% comfortable wearing this if someone took a picture of me?” “Will I want to take off any part of my costume to be more comfortable?”. These questions are just guidelines I use that may be useful to others.

Those are my planning and comfort tips in regards to cosplay. For more cosplay tips please join me in part 2 where I will be discussing Hair and Makeup.

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